Monday, March 2, 2015
Political campaigns for the Burbank General Municipal Election shift into high gear this week. Some of the candidates in the run-off for either city council or school board are already back going door-to-door in various neighborhoods hoping to pick up some extra votes. I ran into city council candidate, Juan Guillen, at The White Chapel on Avon Street where the […]
Sunday, March 1, 2015
The official final count of the 2015 Burbank Primary Municipal Election was released last Friday by the City Clerk’s Office. There were 87 ballots sent to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder for signature verification. So now all the ballots have been verified and the election certified. The final number of ballots returned 10,190 or 16.6 percent of the 61,104 mailed […]
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Burbank School Board candidate, Jesse “Tangk” Tangkhpanya, did not do well in yesterday’s Burbank primary. Tangk is a relative newcomer to Burbank with some impressive credentials. However, he finished last in a field of six candidates vying for three seats on the board. Still, the gracious concession post he put up on his Facebook page makes him a winner in my […]
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The complete count of the ballots cast in the Burbank Primary Nominating Election wrapped up late last night and there were some surprises. The process began at City Hall minutes after the election ballot deadline of 7 p.m. The precinct results started appearing on a monitor at City Hall and on the Burbank city website shortly after 8 p.m. City […]
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Primary Election Day in Burbank. In order for your vote to count, you must get your mail only ballot into City Hall or one of the designated drop-off centers by 7 p.m. this evening. I went over to the Joslyn Center on West Olive Avenue this morning to drop off my ballot. The election team at the Joslyn Center was […]
Monday, February 23, 2015
The Burbank landscape is dotted with political signs from the various candidates campaigning for the two seats on the city council and the three seats on the Burbank School Board. While most are the typical yard signs you see during the election season — some of the 2015 candidates have come up with some creative alternatives. Love the super-sized Sharon […]
Friday, February 20, 2015
While the candidates are out getting in some final hours of campaigning, the Burbank City Clerk’s Office is gearing up for next Tuesday’s primary election. Seven candidates are running for two open seats on the city council. They are Juan Guillen, David Nos, Chris Rizzotti, Will Rogers, Sharon Springer, Elise Stearns- Niesen, and incumbent Emily Gabel-Luddy. Six candidates are battling it […]
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The Burbank primary election is less than a week away. If you still have questions for the candidates, you can get some answers at a meet and greet this evening. This is the fourth in a series of meet and greet events with the candidates running in the city council and school board races. The event will run from 6:30 p.m. […]
Sunday, February 15, 2015
There are two seats open on the Burbank City Council in the February 24, 2015 primary election. The biggest issue in this election is development. Incumbent, Emily Gabel-Luddy, is running for re-election, but her pro-development views are problematic. Gabel-Luddy has come across as a cheerleader for development for her “yes” votes and fierce defense of the bloated Talaria/Whole Foods project and […]
Saturday, February 14, 2015
The six candidates running for three open seats on the Burbank School Board were in the spotlight at a Woodbury University forum earlier this month. At the February 4 political event, the candidates mingled and chatted with each other as well as with members of the audience before and after the forum. The audience was not as large as for […]
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Another chance to meet and greet 2015 Burbank candidates tonight. The event is set to get underway at 6:30 p.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church 542 North Buena Vista Street in Burbank. It will be the third in a series of four meet and greets with the candidates. School board contenders as well as candidates running for the city council […]
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
The six candidates vying for three seats on the Burbank Board of Education will be front and center this evening at a forum on the Woodbury University campus in Burbank. That forum begins at 7 p.m. in the Woody Cafeteria. The candidates are Steve Ferguson, Dr. Armond Aghakhanian, Roberta Reynolds, Jesse “Tangk” Tangkhpanya, Greg Sousa, and Vahe Hovanessian. Last month, on January […]